“He put in several impressive displays for the Spurs midfield. He was subsequently selected for England’s World Cup Squad and put in good performances at the finals. The summer of 2006 saw him moving to United with much expected of him. Only time will tell whether this young geordie will truly fill Keano’s boots.” Last year this was said about Michael Carrick on this very site and I think that it is fair to say that he has delivered. Last season, Michael Carrick led the midfield valiantly and the fruits of his labour can be seen in the results of the Premiership. Hopefully they will...

  Manchester United defender Phil Bardsley has sparked transfer speculation by stating that he feels it may be time to move from Old Trafford to pastures new. Bardsley, on lloan with Aston Villa at the moment, may look for a permenant move to Villa Park because he feels that he has gone as far as possible in Manchester. Bardsley has been second choice to Gary Neville for the past two seasons and has stated that he cannot see that changing any time soon.  If you do go Phil, good luck… we wish you all the...

  With transfer speculation stepping up a notch or two as it is drawing towards the end of the season, people are now starting to discuss the fate of the younger players that are out on loan for the sake of experience. Danny Simpson, Jonny Evans and Gerard Pique are all out on loan and have been all season but expert speculation has them placed at their current on loan club or another of Ferguson’s choosing for another year. Pique is doing well a Real Zaragoza, Eavans and Simpson are both at Sunderland and all three have shone this year. They all certainly have bright futures but may be...

  Speaking of Paul Scholes, I think that it is about time we got to know our ginger midfielder a little bit better! Scholes is Manchester through and through. Not only was he born in Salford but he has never played for another club. He began training at The Academy at the tender of age of 14 before signing a YTS contract upon leaving school in 1991. During his time in the youth team they actually won the FA Youth Cup. He was part of the soom to be first team squad with Beckham and the Neville brothers, which is one of the main reasons why Alex Ferguson bumped him up to first team duty in 1994,...

As the end of the season swiftly approaches, it is only natural that Manchester United are linked with potential summer signings, but this year the rumour mill seems to have gone into overdrive! Fernando Torres, David Villa, Dimitar Berbatov and Raffaele Palladino are just some of the strikers that have been linked without the rest of the team positions! We obviously need a striker as Alan Smith will never be back to his best ever form and Solksjaer seems to be getting injured at least twice every season, but Alex Ferguson will only buy quality. As a result, look for a bid for...